Common use of PROPRIETARY INFORMATION/TRADE SECRETS Clause in Contracts

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION/TRADE SECRETS. a. A bidder is responsible for identifying those portions of its bid that it deems to be confidential, proprietary information or trade secrets and must provide justification why such materials should not be disclosed by the City. A bidder is responsible for indicating all materials that the bidder desires to remain confidential by stamping the pages on which such information appears, at the top and bottom thereof with the word "Confidential". Such materials stamped "Confidential" must be easily separable from the non-confidential portions of the bid. b. All materials indicated as “Confidential” will be reviewed by the Department, and the Department will communicate to the bidder, in writing, any decision not to honor a request for confidentiality. For those bids which are unsuccessful, all confidential materials will be returned to the bidder. Prices, makes and model or catalog numbers of the items offered, deliveries, and terms of payment will be publicly available after bid opening regardless of any designation of confidentiality made by the bidder.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION/TRADE SECRETS. a. A Each bidder is responsible for identifying must (a) identify those portions of its bid that it the bidder deems to be confidential, proprietary information or trade secrets secrets; and must (b) provide justification as to why such materials should the City shall not be disclosed by disclose the Cityidentified material. A The bidder is responsible for indicating must clearly indicate all materials that the bidder desires to remain confidential by stamping the top and bottom of the pages on which such information appears, at the top and bottom thereof appears with the word "Confidential". Such materials “CONFIDENTIAL.” Materials stamped "Confidential" “CONFIDENTIAL” must be easily separable from the non-confidential portions sections of the bid. b. All . DSNY will review all materials indicated as stamped “ConfidentialCONFIDENTIAL,” will be reviewed by the Department, and the Department will communicate to the bidder, bidder in writing, writing any decision not to honor a request for confidentiality. For those bids which are unsuccessfulIf a bid is not successful, DSNY will return all confidential materials will be returned to the bidder. PricesDSNY must make available to the public all prices, makes and model or catalog numbers of the items offered, deliveries, and terms of payment will be publicly available after bid opening regardless of any designation of confidentiality made by the bidderbidder has made.